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Layered Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada Casserole

"Layers of sauce and tortillas mingle with a seasoned chicken and black bean mixture. This is a delicious and easy recipe best served with a side of Spanish rice. You may wish to substitute low fat sour cream."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Layered Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada Casserole

Why it works: Cumin and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,866 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Layered Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada Casserole

8 servings
Prep25 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

647Calories
67 gProtein
18 gFat
53 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 12 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Corn Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Meatnot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Enchiladanot in our table0
Saucenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Cumin + beanstop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,188 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Beans + corntop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,211 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  4. Coriander + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,949 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  5. Coriander + beanstop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,261 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the coriander

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, meat, cumin, beans, pepper, sauce, corn):

  1. Turmericfits about as well
  2. Oreganofits about as well
  3. Corianderthe original
  4. Garlicfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, meat, cumin, beans, pepper, sauce, corn. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.